Die-hard Star Wars fan might know this already but for the rest, here’s your next holiday: Tunisia. Four of the Star Wars filmed in Tunisia (as the planet Tatooine) and most of the buildings are still in good shape, which means you can visit it. It’s Star Wars, but instead of being a galaxy far, far away, it’s on Earth.
Based on two true stories and a bit of forward thinking, Three Big Pigs combines Angry Birds animation with Disney melodies to walk us through the fate of three Arab League leaders.
The UK Guardian has a beautiful interactive timeline breaking down the chain of events as it pertains to the Middle East revolts, which involve Egypt, Tunsia and Libya. Cleanly organised by date, event and country, it’s a helpful way to make sense of a lot of information at the very least. [Guardian]
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Dar Hi, an eco spa opening in the Tunisian village of Nefta, looks kind of like Luke Skywalker’s Uncle’s place after an extreme home makeover. Which is fitting, because its just a short walk from where George Lucas filmed Tatooine